Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-08
EMBROIDERY On LINER.
y Pleasant Pastime for summer Day Eoit.
crers-POpuIar Kinds of WOrB.
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Crers-POpuIar Kinds of WOrk.
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Fancy work of all kinds is the mania of
the hour, and for summer day Ioiterers
embroidery on linen takes the lead in
favor. An all-sunicient reason may be
found for this in the fact that most
Of the work done on this materisl
is with washable silks, and therefore
if the work is soiled in the process
OF manufacture the damage will not 9e
beyond repair. White, cream or pOngee-
colOred linen IS chosen, and when
wrought with drawn work, or embroid-
cred in gay-cOlOred silks, the effect is
quite Oriental. a new design for en-
bordering on linen consists of sll kinds
Of fish, Holsters, crabs and other subma-
rine animals scattered irr6gularly over
the work, very much as they are sup
posed 10 pose ia their native element
This design is done in Kensington or
outline stitch, and is decidedly original.
For g yachting pillow it is remarkably
apprOpriate, gs well as for carving
cloth, to be used in serving any kind OF
fish. If for & yachting pillow cream
colored duck or blue denim is q
much more suitable fabric than is
tiuer stuff. The embroidery done IN
French marking cotton Will harmonic
with the material and will "dO up' as
often as may be required. The fashion
OF emOroidering upon linen with silk
seems an inCOngruOGs one, especially
where the finished article is put to q use
that necssitstes frequent laundering, but
it is q fashion that is followed very eX-
tensively.
A kind of linen known as "bssting" is
much used for chair backs, bureau covers,
easel covers, etc, and is elabOrately en-
broidered in silks and metal thread.
There is in this work no attempt at high
art. A great variety OF stitches are used
upon the same piece, but the happy com
bination of colOrs is relied upon TO pro-
duce the effect rather than intricate
and artistic stitches. Another kind
of simple embroidery which is at
| tracing attention is that done on
dotted null. The null is OF the
| kind with large dots placed faT apart,
which serve as the centers of the daisies
wrought upon it. Each dot IS covered
! with satin stitch in gold and brown fol
the center, and the pearls are worked
around it. The centers are dark brown
in some cases, and the petals yellow
This style of work is much used for toiIe'
sets, crib curtains, ETC., and young ladies
are using it for aprons, and even dresses
in which case the goods are not embroid-
cred all over, but merely in borders
plastrons, cuffs and the like.
Another novelty is the revival Of the
old "rococco" embroidery. 1t is exc
cuted with narrow ribbons that come To-
the purpose, with which the leaves snC
flowers are done, while chain-stitche:
with silks define the stems ana Yeinings
This work must not be COMPOUNDED Will
the ribbon work OF the past few years, TO-
the ribbons used sre much narrower ant
are drawn through the fabri
lust as silk is used. Cross
stitches and stars placed at inter
walls make another pretty decoration TO
India or China silk articles, such a
sachets, chair-backs and so on.
More ambitious work than the forego
ing is that known as "laid work." use,
on velvet, satin sheeting and similar fab
RIGS. The designs are for the most par
conventional, such as lily or other flow
er, placed st regular intervals an
wrought with no attempt atfolloWing th